One of the biggest benefits of home care technology? It allows for a greater level of patient empowerment and independence.

The tablet-based patient portal allows patients to enter their symptoms or to take validated symptom assessments. RPM technology also sends reminders to help patients remember to take their medications or use their biometric devices. Patients can watch videos to get tips about how to take better care of their health and to understand their conditions on a deeper level.

Even better?

Home health monitoring professionals receive tracking updates about whether or not the patient has taken their medication. This way, the patient still feels independent, but the necessary medical checks and balances are in place.

A Faster Response to Warning Signs

Getting better home health care is all about finding ways to respond to potential health issues as quickly as possible. Remote patient monitoring makes that possible. The program sends out alerts when there's a serious problem, and employees of home health agencies can decide which steps to take next. In many cases, this early response prevents a medical issue from getting worse.

Less Time Spent in Medical Facilities

One of the main reasons why people utilize home health agencies is so care can be delivered from the comfort of their own home and to reduce the risk of returning to acute care settings.

Remote Patient Monitoring does not replace routine check-ups but Home Health and RPM combined can prevent unnecessary appointments.

This is because patients' health data -- like their symptoms, blood pressure, heart rate, and other vital signs -- is wirelessly transmitted to a HIPAA-compliant web portal for a medical professional to monitor and respond appropriately.

If there is an issue, a red flag will appear, indicating to medical professionals that the patient's vitals or symptoms have fallen outside of a healthy range.

There's no need to come into the doctor's office for routine tests that could easily be completed at home, especially with the assistance of a home health aide.

Instead, you can spend more time getting to know your patient and providing a deeper level of care. They, in turn, can spend more time doing the things they love.

Home Health Agencies Should Embrace RPM

We hope that this post has convinced you of just a few of the many benefits that home health agencies and patients alike can experience with remote patient monitoring.

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